OPS arrest
Drug trafficker had loaded handgun at Nanaimo OPS
NANAIMO - An unrelated police surveillance operation led to the arrest of an armed drug trafficker at downtown Nanaimo's Overdose Prevention Site (OPS).Coltan Dennis Sharp, 31, pleaded guilty to five drug trafficking charges and possessing a loaded/restricted firearm in relation to a pair of incidents late in 2024.His ...
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non-life threatening injuries
One person stabbed after altercation near Nanaimo City Hall
NANAIMO - One person was taken to hospital after a stabbing near Nanaimo City Hall. Emergency crews were called to the Nanaimo Wellness and Recovery Centre at 250 Albert St., an overdose prevention site, around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, to reports of a stabbing. Nanaimo RCMP Reserve Cst. Gary O'Brien said police ...
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freedom of the city
Unique 800-year-old ceremony marking Parksville Legion's 100th anniversary
PARKSVILLE - A ceremony dating back nearly 800 years will honour a century of service and legacy in the Oceanside region this weekend. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 49 (Mt. Arrowsmith) is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 19, by requesting Freedom of the City, a process and ceremony which originated i...
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OPS arrest
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Fresh Start
Clippers hope new season sees continued momentum after trip to BCHL Finals
NANAIMO - A new BCHL season brings a clean slate, but the Nanaimo Clippers hope it can also carry momentum after tremendous 2025-26 campaign and an appearance in the BCHL Finals.Head coach and general manager Colin Birkas said the post season run provided many great hockey memories."It was a lot of fun to be a par...
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scaled down plan
BC Housing advances revised Nanaimo housing proposal
NANAIMO - While a multi-faceted nearly 400 rental unit community is still hoped for, a reduced housing proposal would still fill significant needs. BC Housing recently submitted a revised vision for one of three neighbouring properties along Fifth St. just west of University Village where the former Sanala low-income h...
Sep 18, 2026
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High-value theft
VIDEO: Pokémon cards stolen from Nanaimo hobby shop
NANAIMO - Allan Mah happened to be taking his dog out for an early morning bathroom break when a security notification blared on his phone, alerting him to a break-in at his nearby hobby shop. The owner/operator of All Elite Cards and Games on Bowen Rd., just north of Pryde Ave., then made the short five-minute drive t...
Sep 17, 2026
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nominated
Nanaimo's Cameron Whitcomb on success, sobriety and the fan letter he keeps in his wallet
The moment Cameron Whitcomb realized he needed to make it big in country music came on the side of a B.C. highway - while answering the call of nature. Then a 19-year-old labourer, he'd just been eliminated from the Top 20 on "American Idol," where he'...
Sep 17, 2026
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family and food
Dragons, lanterns, and fireworks: Mid-Autumn Festival returns to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Thousands of lanterns are expected to light up the waterfront this weekend.The Mid-Autumn Festival runs for two days, starting on Friday, Sept. 18, from 5 pm. until 10 p.m., and then on Saturday from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park, marking its third year celebrating completeness, unity, a...
Sep 17, 2026
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additional space
Nanaimo's Westwood Lake expands through City land purchase
NANAIMO - Previously considered as land for townhouses, a 2.85-acre property will instead be folded into the surrounding Westwood Lake Park grounds.The City of Nanaimo announced Wednesday, Sept. 16, the pending completion of a $2.88 million purchase of 2367 Arbot Rd., site of the current Westwood Tennis Club, and a pro...
Sep 16, 2026
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British Columbia
Penticton, B.C., city councillor convicted of sex offences, city says seat vacant
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton says James Miller will not be returning to his position as a city councillor after being convicted of an indictable criminal offence. The Penticton Herald reports that Miller, who was also the managing editor of that n...
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Two boys abducted in Alberta found safe in B.C., mother and partner charged: RCMP
BEAVERLODGE - RCMP say two young boys who were allegedly abducted in Alberta more than two months ago by their mother and her partner have been found safe in British Columbia. The boys, ages four and six, were found Thursday at a rural property in West...
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What would a Canada-EU energy alliance look like?
CALGARY - Canada has the potential to bolster Europe's energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn't necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural gas. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in St...
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Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. ...
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Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall
VICTORIA - British Columbia's southern Interior is facing "entrenched" drought conditions despite recent rainfall. The River Forecast Centre says in its latest water scarcity bulletin that many groundwater monitoring wells in the region "continue to r...
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Clutch moments galore, on friends' epic road trip from Vancouver to Arctic and back
VANCOUVER - When Jaden Konishi rolled his 1986 Porsche 944 into Vancouver after an 8,000-kilometre road trip to the Arctic Circle, he had a surplus of new memories but no clutch. It had died about 3,000 kilometres earlier, somewhere in the Yukon's Tomb...
Sep 18, 2026
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Kicking It
VIU soccer teams hit the pitch for 2026 PACWEST season
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are beginning a new PACWEST soccer season with differing expectations.The women will attempt to win the provincial championship for a third straight time, while the men are hoping to rise up the table after finishing 2-7-3 in 2025.Women's coach Bobbie Taylor said her group will have a strong ...
Sep 12, 2026
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Scoring Big
Vancouver Island Seals provide elite development pathway for female hockey players
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Seals hockey program has been going since 2017 and it's the only female AAA hockey team on the island. General manager Cynthia Fowler said the team had been based out of the south island to start but now calls Port Alberni home. "Last year we moved the team to Port Alberni because of...
Sep 07, 2026
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Starting Early
Nanaimo Hornets rugby fostering next generation with active kids programs
NANAIMO - Hornets rugby is underway for the fall session with a lot of options for young players. There are sessions for as young as pre-kindergarten which includes parent participation and other opportunities for U7 and U8 kids are play based in an effort to get kids out and running and touching a rugby ball. Hornets ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Bitten by the Bulldogs
Clippers lose to division rivals in home opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers started their season opening game well but eventually lost out 2-1 to Alberni Valley at Frank Crane Arena.Shortly after a disallowed Nanaimo goal Charles Béland notched the first goal of the game on a beautiful penalty shot deke in the first period.The game stayed at 1-0 until late in the ...
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Fresh Start
Clippers hope new season sees continued momentum after trip to BCHL Finals
NANAIMO - A new BCHL season brings a clean slate, but the Nanaimo Clippers hope it can also carry momentum after tremendous 2025-26 campaign and an appearance in the BCHL Finals.Head coach and general manager Colin Birkas said the post season run provided many great hockey memories."It was a lot of fun to be a par...
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capital investment
Two-time Stanley Cup winner joins Nanaimo Clippers' ownership group
NANAIMO - Two new investors are joining the Nanaimo Clippers' ownership group.The BC Hockey League team announced Friday, Aug. 28, the addition of Roman Tkachenko and former NHL defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky to Northern Lights Hockey Canada LLC, the organization which purchased the team in 2022.Existing team president Bra...
Aug 28, 2026
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Canada
Carney set to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week as geopolitical instability, war and U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the multilateral order hang over the event. Carney will not give ...
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AFN invites premiers, Carney to ceremony ahead of October meeting
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations has invited premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney to a daylong ceremony ahead of their October meeting. The premiers, Carney and First Nations representatives are set to meet in Ottawa on Oct. 26 - the first suc...
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Liberals not promising to sanction NHL's Alex Ovechkin over Putin commercial
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs are condemning a pro hockey player's support for the Putin regime - but are stopping short of calling for him to be banned from Canada. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is calling on Ottawa to sanction and ban Washington Capitals ca...
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Fréchette meets Montreal mayor amid fallout over baby in homeless camp
MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette changed her schedule to meet Montreal's mayor on Friday, as the discovery of a one-year-old child at a homeless encampment continued to send waves through the provincial election campaign. F...
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Conservatives in chaos as eight join CentreBC and Eby says no decision on early vote
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. ...
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Conservative Larry Brock formally resigns from House of Commons
OTTAWA - Conservative Larry Brock says he has resigned from the House of Commons, ending five years as the MP for Brantford-Brant South. Brock announced his plans to step down last month, saying he planned to return to the office of the Crown prosecuto...
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World
Trump to meet acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez in New York next week, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will meet with Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, for the first time next week since his administration carried out an operation to capture the nation's former leader and effectively put Rodrigu...
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Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's power grid collapsed once again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity for at least the sixth time since U.S. President Donald Trump cut off fuel to the island in January. The Mini...
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Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine. Th...
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Nanaimo Homeowners: Centra's $1M Window Efficiency Plan is now over 75% claimed
The Centra Install Pros Window Efficiency Plan - a program helping Nanaimo homeowners cut the cost of new windows and doors - is running out of runway fast. The plan puts up to $650 toward each window or door replaced, drawn from a dedicated $1 million fund set aside for local homeowners. There is no income testing and...
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Resort-Style Retirement Living in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter
For many retirees, and those nearing retirement, staying in their home can be difficult. The time spent on day-to-day maintenance, plus dealing with bigger repairs usually required on an older home, can cut into time they'd rather spend enjoying their retirement. And if they're traveling, they don't want to worry about...
Jul 28, 2026
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Most people who volunteer for their strata council don't sign up to be an accountant. But for many in smaller strata communities, with less than 50 units, that's exactly what they end up doing. They spend time researching bylaws, getting quotes for maintenance, and worrying that something important has been missed. The...
Jun 09, 2026
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